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BEIJING, Oct. 9-- Chinese President Xi Jinping's upcoming trip to India and Nepal is expected to inject new impetus into China's relations with the two countries, an official said here Wednesday. The Chinese Foreign Ministry announced earlier in the day that at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Nepali President Bidhya Devi Bandari, President Xi will attend the second informal meeting with Modi and pay a state visit to Nepal from Oct. 11 to 13. This will be Xi's first overseas trip after the grand celebration of the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, Vice Foreign Minister Luo Zhaohui told a press briefing. Xi's trip will inject new impetus into China-India and China-Nepal relations, even China's relations with South Asia, Luo said, adding that Xi's trip will also open up new space for strengthening regional connectivity and economic and trade cooperation, set up new platforms for enhancing mutual trust and friendship among regional people, and make new contributions to world peace and prosperity. China and India, both as developing countries and emerging economies, are the only two major countries in the world with a population of more than 1 billion, Luo said, stressing that China-India cooperation will not only benefit the development of the two countries, but also help promote world multipolarization and economic globalization, and safeguard the common interests of developing countries. | 
